The Gingerbread Man

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Event The Gingerbread Man
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 9 May 1979
Last Date 19 May 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play takes place on an antique kitchen dresser. The Gingerbread Man, newly baked by the Big Ones, meets Salt, Pepper and Herr Von Cuckoo, who lives in the cuckoo-clock. He has a sore throat which is ruining his 'cuckoos', thus threatening to land him in the dreaded dustbin. The Gingerbread Man's efforts to help Cuckoo's sore throat are hampered by the villainous scavenger Sleek the Mouse and by The Old Bag - an old tea-bag who lives in the tea pot on the top shelf.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Children's Theatre
Subjects Songs
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Philippa Campbell Actor Old Bag
Rāwiri Paratene Actor Gingerbread Man
John Banas Director
Tim Bridgewater Musical Director
David Wood Playwright
Text Nationality England
Further Information 11am performances.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 185919
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa